# CT6

Postcode district covering Herne Bay, Greenhill and Hunters Forstal, in Canterbury.

CT6 is a postcode district covering Herne Bay, Greenhill and Hunters Forstal, in Canterbury. Median sale price £331,543 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code CT6. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CT6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £331,543** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CT6 was £331,543 in 2025. 893rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 40,445** (2021). CT6 had 40,445 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 440th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CT6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.2%** (January 2026). In CT6, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CT6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in CT6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=CT6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 704 homes were sold in CT6 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CT6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CT6.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CT6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CT6 had 40,445 usual residents at the census.

## How CT6 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CT6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £331,543 | 7th most expensive | 21 postcode districts, CT · 2025 |
| Population | 40,445 | 2nd most populated | 21 postcode districts, CT · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 21 postcode districts, CT · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.2% | 2nd highest | 21 postcode districts, CT · Jan 2026 |

## Is CT6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CT6 at a rate of 82.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.8 per 1,000 people across the CT postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 341 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CT6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,229), anti-social behaviour (763) and other crime (430).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CT6 was 78.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in CT6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CT6 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in CT6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Canterbury 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024078) | 1,807 | 358.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.9% |
| [Canterbury 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024080) | 1,344 | 201.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.5% |
| [Canterbury 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024081) | 1,542 | 216.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.5% |
| [Canterbury 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024082) | 1,422 | 101.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.3% |
| [Canterbury 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024095) | 1,477 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.6% |
| [Canterbury 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024094) | 2,659 | 62.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.2% |
| [Canterbury 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024096) | 1,709 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Canterbury 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024097) | 1,581 | 23.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.4% |
| [Canterbury 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024098) | 1,535 | 47.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Canterbury 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024064) | 2,605 | 83.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.0% |
| [Canterbury 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024066) | 1,585 | 49.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.7% |
| [Canterbury 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024079) | 1,578 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| [Canterbury 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024083) | 1,404 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.0% |
| [Canterbury 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024118) | 1,789 | 80.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Canterbury 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024065) | 2,029 | 76.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.0% |
| [Canterbury 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024117) | 1,518 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.1% |
| [Canterbury 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024119) | 1,575 | 99.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.9% |
| [Canterbury 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024120) | 1,640 | 37.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.2% |
| [Canterbury 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024073) | 2,580 | 54.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.8% |
| [Canterbury 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024074) | 1,454 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.4% |
| [Canterbury 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024075) | 1,594 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.5% |
| [Canterbury 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024076) | 1,822 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.8% |
| [Canterbury 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/neighbourhood/e01024077) | 2,196 | 36.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.6% |

## Your MP

- [Herne Bay and Sandwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/herne-bay-and-sandwich): Sir Roger Gale (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/canterbury): Rosie Duffield (Independent), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in CT6

[Beltinge & Bishopstone](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/beltinge-and-bishopstone), [Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/hampton-west-end-and-swalecliffe), [Herne & Broomfield](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/herne-and-broomfield), [Herne Bay Parade](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/herne-bay-parade), [Herne Bay South & Greenhill](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury/herne-bay-south-and-greenhill)

## Postcode sectors in CT6

[CT6 5 (249 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6-5), [CT6 6 (289 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6-6), [CT6 7 (301 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6-7), [CT6 8 (228 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6-8), [CT6 9 (1 postcode)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6-9)

## Council

[Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)

## Towns in CT6

[Herne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/herne), [Herne Bay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/herne-bay)

## Postcode districts next to CT6

[CT2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct2), [CT3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct3), [CT5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct5), [CT7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct7)

## Nearest rail stations

[Herne Bay (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.1177,51.3646), [Chestfield and Swalecliffe (4.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.0669,51.3602), [Sturry (5.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.1223,51.3011)

## More in the CT postcode area

[All CT postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## CT6 in brief

CT6 is a postcode district covering Herne Bay, Greenhill and Hunters Forstal, in Canterbury.
About 41,578 people lived in CT6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £331,543 in 2025 across 704 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 82.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CT6 was £331,543 in 2025.
CT6 had 40,445 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in CT6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CT6, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CT6
- Postcode area: [CT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct)
- Constituency: [Herne Bay and Sandwich †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/herne-bay-and-sandwich)
- Council: [Canterbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)
- Area: 31.09 km²
- People, mid-2024: 41,578*
- Neighbourhoods: 23
- Output areas: 129

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CT3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct3), [CT5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct5), [CT2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct2), [CT7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct7)

## Latest updates for CT6

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CT6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct6